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and murdoch also summonsed this woman on the same day the murdochs are to appear. and neil wallace has been arrested. let's look at the online murdoch boycott movement. and there are a few responses to other tweets. to be fair the effort has not gained that much traction. it has only a few hundred followers last time we checked. but could you fully boycott murdoch's media reach? we looked into it, and turns out a boycott may not be so easy. for starters, you would need to stop watching your favorite tv shows on the video streaming site. readers of the "new york post" and "wall street journal," they would need to find a new source of news. and "american idol" runs on fox, owned by, yes, you guessed it, murdoch. and then for fans of the l.a. laker's star, kobe bryant, murdoch has partial ownership in the lakers and new york rangers, and madison's square garden, so forget concerts or other special events at those venues as well. there is one event connected to murdoch that you could watch for the next few years, and that's the super bowl. fox broadcasted the game from
and murdoch also summonsed this woman on the same day the murdochs are to appear. and neil wallace has been arrested. let's look at the online murdoch boycott movement. and there are a few responses to other tweets. to be fair the effort has not gained that much traction. it has only a few hundred followers last time we checked. but could you fully boycott murdoch's media reach? we looked into it, and turns out a boycott may not be so easy. for starters, you would need to stop watching your...
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british party leaders take a stand against rupert murdoch. now he is dropping plans to buy the country's biggest satellite tv company. >>> a bliserring heat wave moves south. 11 states are under heat advisories. now some crops are in danger. >>> plus, are men finding jobs faster in this economy than women? that's what a new study suggests. >>> and finally, casey anthony jury was split down the middle before selttling on a verdict. >> what convinced you and the five others to switch your votes to not guilty? >> i think everyone will tell you the same thing. rk faster anr so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone that mixes business with pleasure. so let's get our work done, america, so we can all get back to playing "angry birds." the motorola expert from sprint. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. really? 25 grams of protein. w
british party leaders take a stand against rupert murdoch. now he is dropping plans to buy the country's biggest satellite tv company. >>> a bliserring heat wave moves south. 11 states are under heat advisories. now some crops are in danger. >>> plus, are men finding jobs faster in this economy than women? that's what a new study suggests. >>> and finally, casey anthony jury was split down the middle before selttling on a verdict. >> what convinced you and the...
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rupert murdoch becomes the new owner. and the "news of the world" is murdoch's first fleet street forray. for the years that followed the newspaper built a reputation on hard-hitting exclusives, usually exposing the embarrassment of celebrities and politicians. prince harry, age 16, was one of the many to be exposed. then there was david beckham. he was exposed as an adulterer when they uncovered the secret affair he was having with his personal assistant. in 2005, the paper published a seemingly mundane story about prince william injuring his knee. it was another exclusive for the "news of the world" that made its reputation getting scoops. royal officials realized, that the story could only have been sought by the illegal interception of prince william's mobile phone voicemail. right there began the chain of events, allegations and scandals, that enveloped members of the royal family, celebrities, politicians, and now, murder and bomb victims. richard quest, cnn, london. >> it will print its final issue tomorrow. >>> th
rupert murdoch becomes the new owner. and the "news of the world" is murdoch's first fleet street forray. for the years that followed the newspaper built a reputation on hard-hitting exclusives, usually exposing the embarrassment of celebrities and politicians. prince harry, age 16, was one of the many to be exposed. then there was david beckham. he was exposed as an adulterer when they uncovered the secret affair he was having with his personal assistant. in 2005, the paper published...
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rt, "the so could there be a sunday without a murdoch tabloid? unthinkable. >> police in britain say they have identified 4000 possible hacking victims and hundreds more have not contacted them saying that they, too, may have been targeted. this report contains flash photography. >> this extraordinary affair may have spelled the end for britain's biggest newspaper. but the repercussions will continue. the police and the next commissioner are facing questions. the military has been shocked by new allegations. and hundreds of people may be victims of its practices. the police are striving to cope with calls from people who are concerned their privacy has been breached. on top of that, britain's senior policeman had a second inquiry into whether "the news of the world" documents proved that they bribed for stories. >> it is quite shocking. a small number of police officers may have engaged in this practice. i am determined to do what we should do and put them into the criminal courts. >> the former editor and a colton told the court last year as a w
rt, "the so could there be a sunday without a murdoch tabloid? unthinkable. >> police in britain say they have identified 4000 possible hacking victims and hundreds more have not contacted them saying that they, too, may have been targeted. this report contains flash photography. >> this extraordinary affair may have spelled the end for britain's biggest newspaper. but the repercussions will continue. the police and the next commissioner are facing questions. the military has...
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. >> oh, my gosh, i'm so >> stephen: tonight, will a scandal bring down rupert murdoch? no. then a new threat from gitmo detainees. if they get any more dangerous, we might have to charge them with something. and my guest is jose antonio vargas, who recently admitted being an illegal immigrant. my original guest was the american whose job he stole. who has two thumbs and is incredibly bad at gesturing at himself? this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central [theme song playing] [cheering and applause] >> stephen: thank you for joining us, everybody. [audience chanting "stephen"] oh, that's nice. thank you for joining us. you know, once these people... once these people start chanting my name, you can't stop them. [laughter] folks, i want to say hello to everybody watching in america, especially to our viewers in italy. welcome. [cheering and applause] buenos aires. folks, tonight america sits helplessly by while we inch closer to a catastrophe. and i'm not talking about the debt ceiling. someone will do something about that. i'm talking about the hell
. >> oh, my gosh, i'm so >> stephen: tonight, will a scandal bring down rupert murdoch? no. then a new threat from gitmo detainees. if they get any more dangerous, we might have to charge them with something. and my guest is jose antonio vargas, who recently admitted being an illegal immigrant. my original guest was the american whose job he stole. who has two thumbs and is incredibly bad at gesturing at himself? this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy...
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the fbi opens an investigation into whether rupert murdoch's news corp tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> and reefer madness. mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana plantation ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the hard bargain. as the nation's deficit clock ticks closer to default, lawmakers will regroup today after a week of tense white house negotiations. the president will hold a news conference this morning while on capitol hill a backup plan proposed by senator minority leader mitch mcconnell appears to be gaining momentum. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. we'll hear from the president in just a few hours. his second press conference this week. he's really taking it to the american people, as he told lawmakers that they have until saturday to try to come up with some type of plan moving forward. yester
the fbi opens an investigation into whether rupert murdoch's news corp tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> and reefer madness. mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana plantation ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the hard bargain. as the nation's...
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murdoch know about it. who has culpability and signed off on it to happen. >> if you read the journalism, not to excuse it, people old enough to remember walter winchell, a column in new york city-- >> and to make this okay. >> i'm not saying-- i'm saying there's a history of this. an infamous scribblers-- >> air talking apples and oranges. >> still fruit (laughter) >> judy, we heard from rebecca mayor, that the political leaders in britain hate the tabloids and the hearings scheduled where the british government is going to be investigating or looking into the tabloids and the media. what's going to result from that? >> well, i don't know. i mean, i don't know how the government that was totally in bed with the tabloids then all of a sudden turns around and says, oh, we're shocked, shocked, to learn there is gambling in this establishment. i mean, look what was going on here as we've all discussed there, these allegations were around for a long, long time and nothing was done about it. it was the guardian,
murdoch know about it. who has culpability and signed off on it to happen. >> if you read the journalism, not to excuse it, people old enough to remember walter winchell, a column in new york city-- >> and to make this okay. >> i'm not saying-- i'm saying there's a history of this. an infamous scribblers-- >> air talking apples and oranges. >> still fruit (laughter) >> judy, we heard from rebecca mayor, that the political leaders in britain hate the tabloids...
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there are people calling for murdoch to be up in front of congress. >> the firestorm engulfing two of britain's top cops and still threatening even the prime minister david cameron. >> head of scotland yard stepped down amid public outrage yesterday. >> stephen: big deal. who cares if the head of scotland yard resigns. why is scotland yard policing england anyway? call me when the head of england yard resigns. that's news. now thankfully, folks, there is a voice of reason out there. boston friend steve doocy who last friday blew the lid back on to this story with some pr guy who may or may not be employed by rupert murdoch. jimmy, pitch me off a deuce. >> what do you make of what this particular hacking scandal with the news of the world. >> the "news of the world" is a hacking scandal t can't be denied but the issue really is why are so many people piling on at this point. >> avenue's got some serious problems in this country right now. we are teetering on default with. what do they do. they talk about this. >> we know it is a hacking scandal. shouldn't we get beyond it and really de
there are people calling for murdoch to be up in front of congress. >> the firestorm engulfing two of britain's top cops and still threatening even the prime minister david cameron. >> head of scotland yard stepped down amid public outrage yesterday. >> stephen: big deal. who cares if the head of scotland yard resigns. why is scotland yard policing england anyway? call me when the head of england yard resigns. that's news. now thankfully, folks, there is a voice of reason out...
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the tabloids were shut down this past week by rupert murdoch. allegations have hit too close to home for david cameron who had hired a former editor as his press secretary. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster joins us from los angeles with the latest. you don't look like you're ready to play polo? >> reporter: no, i'm ready for the red carpet. it's awesome being in a hot tux in a blazing afternoon in l.a. the polo match just recently finished, and the prince won. he seems to be playing a tough game. the duchess is about to award him with a trophy. everyone's standing by for the kiss. that's what speculators are worrying about in the media crowd. they're going to be promoting young u.k. interests. we're not sure who the a-listers are yet, but it hasn't been denied that
the tabloids were shut down this past week by rupert murdoch. allegations have hit too close to home for david cameron who had hired a former editor as his press secretary. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster...
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thursday, rupert murdoch refused to answer any questions. a public inquiry in britain will examine the allegations. prominent targets expect there to be more revelations. that what we will find out in the next weeks and months it was not just "the news of the world." i almost feel sorry for them because they're taking the rap for the malpractices of the entire industry. >> "the news of the world close " whatever they uncover will not be reporting on it. >> i spoke with our correspondent and asked what prompted news international to take this step of shutting down the paper. >> it seems the chairman of news international is planned a long game. he has thrown up his hands in the middle of the storm admitted to wrongdoing. he said he had directed the past practices of "news of the world" and did not live up to the high standards of his journalism. those who are more cynical may say this is a smart commercial decision, because the decision about b sky b is coming up. also, murdoch has other interests at news outlets in the u.k. major advertisers
thursday, rupert murdoch refused to answer any questions. a public inquiry in britain will examine the allegations. prominent targets expect there to be more revelations. that what we will find out in the next weeks and months it was not just "the news of the world." i almost feel sorry for them because they're taking the rap for the malpractices of the entire industry. >> "the news of the world close " whatever they uncover will not be reporting on it. >> i...
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murdoch was the news and continues to be the news. the owner of the news corp, a $32 billion media con gone rat, is in the eye of a whirl storm. the rap is hacking. murdoch's journalists have been hacking into the cell phones apparently of the owners and users of those phones. police reports say there could be as many as 4,000 victims. murdoch's journalists also invaded confidential medical records, one of those victims is the former prime minister of the united kingdom gordon brown. two of his newspapers reveal private medical records of the son of gordon brown and the young boy's history of cystic fibrosis, which his mother and father were treating as a family matter. >> i can't think of any way that medical condition of a child could be put into the public arena legitimately. >> the international uproar over murdoch's newspaper hacking killed a pending murdoch broadcasting deal, namely, to purchase british sky broadcasting a deal valued at $12 billion. the sitting uk prime minister and the british public sidelined the planned merge
murdoch was the news and continues to be the news. the owner of the news corp, a $32 billion media con gone rat, is in the eye of a whirl storm. the rap is hacking. murdoch's journalists have been hacking into the cell phones apparently of the owners and users of those phones. police reports say there could be as many as 4,000 victims. murdoch's journalists also invaded confidential medical records, one of those victims is the former prime minister of the united kingdom gordon brown. two of his...
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could rupert murdoch be next? >>> and making headlines for more than just their new movie, find out if justin timberlake and mila kunis will attend a marine ball. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one.
could rupert murdoch be next? >>> and making headlines for more than just their new movie, find out if justin timberlake and mila kunis will attend a marine ball. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one.
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earlier today rebecca brooks ceo of rupert murdoch's empire was arrested over the allegations of news of the world hacking in voice mails. casey anthony is keeping a low profile. just after midnight walking out of jail with her attorney. anth thee said nothing except thank you. she left the court with the shouts of baby killer. anthony's release comes 12 days after the death of her daughter caylee . >>> and the heat wave baking the central u.s. is not going to let up any time soon. heat advisoris and warnings are in place from texas to michigan and everything e everyone is looking for way to beat the heat. texas triple-digits for 15 straight days and forecasters are calling the heat unrelenting and saying no relief is in sight. >> dropping low flood stage and the town of mynot . the river has been above flood stage. breaking a high water record that stood for more than 100 years. flooding damage more than 4,000 homes . a new rule forcing airlines to refund baggage fees when a passenger's luggage is permanently lost. senator charles schumer wants an airline to refund the fees when a ba
earlier today rebecca brooks ceo of rupert murdoch's empire was arrested over the allegations of news of the world hacking in voice mails. casey anthony is keeping a low profile. just after midnight walking out of jail with her attorney. anth thee said nothing except thank you. she left the court with the shouts of baby killer. anthony's release comes 12 days after the death of her daughter caylee . >>> and the heat wave baking the central u.s. is not going to let up any time soon....
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she was editor of news of the world and she's head of the murdoch im-- empire. >> there's no sign of the out rage diminishing. >> reporter: there's an advertiser boycott for news of the world. abc2 news, london. >>> let's take a look at news around the nation. testimony continues in the cleveland strangler trial. a witness testified he found a naked woman on the lawn of this home. the victim jumped out of a home and escaped. the man is accused of murdering 11 women. the police found the bodies in and near his ohio home. he faces the death penalty if he's convicted. he's pleaded not guilty. >>> a decorated florida police officer finds himself on the otherside of the law. he was named the boynton police officer of the year last year. now, he's accused of dealing drugs from 2009 to march of this year. he's been with the police department since 2006 and just last november, he performed cpr on a 2-year-old who nearly drowned. he could face life behind bars. >>> two people were killed when a car crashed into a home in pennsylvania. the pictures were given to us by the fire company. the hom
she was editor of news of the world and she's head of the murdoch im-- empire. >> there's no sign of the out rage diminishing. >> reporter: there's an advertiser boycott for news of the world. abc2 news, london. >>> let's take a look at news around the nation. testimony continues in the cleveland strangler trial. a witness testified he found a naked woman on the lawn of this home. the victim jumped out of a home and escaped. the man is accused of murdering 11 women. the...
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both murdochs face parliament on tuesday. one of those to grill them is tom watson. >> i want to know was he aware a crime had taken place, who gave him the advice, those kind of things. i would like rupert murdoch to tell us what he knew as well. >> reporter: and finally, scrambling on high ground is britain's prime minister, under pressure to showing the extent of his relationship of his relationship with the murdochs, he was forced to release records showing 26 meetings with them or their employees since they took office. he also hosted james murdoch and rebekah brooks at his official country residence. cameron like most british politicians, courted the murdochs because the newspapers could make or break their political careers. no longer. as criminal and judicial investigations are under way, murdoch's spell is broken. dana lewis, cbs news, london. >> mitchell: it is the weekend drivers in los angeles have been dreading for weeks. what is being called carmaggedon is now under way. a stretch of the 405 freeway, one of the
both murdochs face parliament on tuesday. one of those to grill them is tom watson. >> i want to know was he aware a crime had taken place, who gave him the advice, those kind of things. i would like rupert murdoch to tell us what he knew as well. >> reporter: and finally, scrambling on high ground is britain's prime minister, under pressure to showing the extent of his relationship of his relationship with the murdochs, he was forced to release records showing 26 meetings with them...
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rebecca brooks resigned friday as head of murdoch's british newspapers. thought to be a political an social insider brooks dined with the prime minister at christmas. the head of london's police force also resigned today. it was on his watch that a former news of the world editor arrested last week was hired as a p.r. consultant to the force. >>> well, inspiration that hit in 2001 still going strong. meet the man behind a cross- country tribute being launched tomorrow. the resources he has and doesn't have on the eve of his trip. >>> marines aren't born, they are made, and for the first time they will be made by a woman. meet the new general in charge of the so-called marine factory. >>> well, you can expect a cloudy start to your workweek all due to a low pressure system that just won't budget. i've got the detailed forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but a young man who came here from the midwest has much grander plans. mark sayre is in san francisco at the starting po >>> many of us ride our bikes to get a workout. mark sayre is in san francisco at the
rebecca brooks resigned friday as head of murdoch's british newspapers. thought to be a political an social insider brooks dined with the prime minister at christmas. the head of london's police force also resigned today. it was on his watch that a former news of the world editor arrested last week was hired as a p.r. consultant to the force. >>> well, inspiration that hit in 2001 still going strong. meet the man behind a cross- country tribute being launched tomorrow. the resources he...
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the fbi wants to know if murdoch's reporters tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims. congressman peter king was one of the u.s. lawmakers who asked the fbi to get involved. >> anything at all which involved 9/11 victims at the fbi's jurisdiction over i want them to investigate and investigate fully. i have a lot of 9/11 families in my district. they're entitled to know if their privacy was violated and if their loved one's privacy was violated and that's what this is about. >> murdoch and one of his sons agreed to testify at a parliamentary hearing next week. >>> the u.s. is fighting a war in cyberspace. the pentagon says it's a battle to protect national security secrets but the other side is winning. some of the nation's most sensitive military secrets have been looted by spies who managed to break into government computers. david martin got an exclusive look into the pentagon command center. >> reporter: the joint strike fighter is the pentagon's high priced ticket to air superiority for the 21st century except four months ago the designs for that and other sophist
the fbi wants to know if murdoch's reporters tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims. congressman peter king was one of the u.s. lawmakers who asked the fbi to get involved. >> anything at all which involved 9/11 victims at the fbi's jurisdiction over i want them to investigate and investigate fully. i have a lot of 9/11 families in my district. they're entitled to know if their privacy was violated and if their loved one's privacy was violated and that's what this is about....
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rupert murdoch said his mistake was trusting the wrong people. a man tried to throw something at murdoch yesterday during testimony. >> good morning tea upon warm conditions all around the bay area we are gonna reach 78 degrees in oakland upper 80s in the south bay area and mid-90s in concord. we will have more on the weather after the break t)t) we have hot weather in store for everyone in the bay area we have mild temperatures currently outside the door. as we head into the open our night hours the fog will return. i'll look of your satellite pictures a lot less fog today than we saw yesterday. the fog is fighting near the closoast. the green on your screen is 60 degree weather. the orange is 80 degree weather and we are also seeing red and and that is the '90s for later on this afternoon. this is a look of the temperatures are around the bay area. mid-90s for walnut creek 80s and 90s in the south bay area. this is a look of your seven day forecast we have the luring tread in affect for the next couple of days by friday we cool down all little
rupert murdoch said his mistake was trusting the wrong people. a man tried to throw something at murdoch yesterday during testimony. >> good morning tea upon warm conditions all around the bay area we are gonna reach 78 degrees in oakland upper 80s in the south bay area and mid-90s in concord. we will have more on the weather after the break t)t) we have hot weather in store for everyone in the bay area we have mild temperatures currently outside the door. as we head into the open our...
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murdoch and his empire as we do, it's even more fascinating. it may even play into more sha nan gans going on here. but to answer your question, i don't think we have had or are likely to have more like this. because our media environment is less competitive than britain's. we don't have a slew of newspapers competing with each other. we have individual cities with individual newspapers. most of them only one newspaper and most of the cities are owned by rupert murdoch. >> and i know there's real competition rather in the tabloid press and between television news programs. >> yes. our job so look at exactly this kind of stuff going on and hopefully if this had been happening here, news of the world would have heard about it but in these competing early evening current affairs programs on television. 6, 7 and 9 have competing programs at 6:30 at night, and they are ferociously competing and that's where you get this rush to the bottom and desperate sorts of stories and trying to outdo the other one on the same story, but even there they certainl
murdoch and his empire as we do, it's even more fascinating. it may even play into more sha nan gans going on here. but to answer your question, i don't think we have had or are likely to have more like this. because our media environment is less competitive than britain's. we don't have a slew of newspapers competing with each other. we have individual cities with individual newspapers. most of them only one newspaper and most of the cities are owned by rupert murdoch. >> and i know...
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rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. counselor jivery to you b counselor, he knows there's problems on both sides? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely obvious is that this was not some aberration. this was not one person or ten people. it was apparently thousands of people who were hacked and the idea that they didn't know is prepost rouse. but they can't confess to crimes. practically everyone around them has been arrested already. rebekah brooks, rupert murdoch's protÉge in great britain, arrested yesterday. they have to acknowledge but not admit. frankly, i don't know if it's possible. >> matthew, a bizarre twist. the whistle blower, shawu shaun found dead. >> this saga continues to develop by the hour here in the united kingdom. the police have issued a statement sa
rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. counselor jivery to you b counselor, he knows there's problems on both sides? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely obvious is that this was not some aberration. this was not one person or ten people. it was...
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out, affirmatively, look into whether or not american citizens had their phones hacked into by any murdoch journalists. >> reporter: for now the only evidence is here in britain but proving to be enough to tarnish the image of a worldwide media empire. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >>> in afghanistan tonight a lot of unanswered questions about the shocking assassination of president hamid karzai's half-brother. a man who was also a powerful figure in his own right, shot in cold blood at his home by a trusted associate. we have the story from kabul. >> reporter: hi, ann. ahmed wali karzai, he was lured and killed in his home by a trusted security guard and confidant named sardar muhammad. out of a meeting and shot in cold blood. he was shot and killed by other security guards. he used the trust to lure him out of a meeting and shoot him in cold blood. he was also shot and killed by other security guards. the taliban have claimed responsibility saying they had been working with the killer for, quote, some time." awk was an infamous power broker in kandahar province, a key province and th
out, affirmatively, look into whether or not american citizens had their phones hacked into by any murdoch journalists. >> reporter: for now the only evidence is here in britain but proving to be enough to tarnish the image of a worldwide media empire. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >>> in afghanistan tonight a lot of unanswered questions about the shocking assassination of president hamid karzai's half-brother. a man who was also a powerful figure in his own right, shot in...
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trying to defuse the phone hacking uproar in his corporate emprie, on both si >>> media leader, ruprert murdoch is giving an apology seen around the world. >> reporter: an apology to a nation, major british newspapers today carrying full- page advertisements for the company news international. embroiled in police hacking and it says we are sorry for the serious wrong doing that occurred. tomorrow, promising next steps including help from two doucets expect lawyers to "put right what has gone wrong." he is struggling to save his company. yesterday he accepted the resignation of rebecca brooks. hours later, the ceo resignation of the dow jones. gone on two executives executives who were firing walls. >> the thing about firewalls, they eventually burn through. they just delay the fire, they don't stop it. >> reporter: one of them to grill them, tom watson. >> i want to know if he was aware a crime had taken place. who gave him the advice and though those thingings. i would like rupert to tell us what he knows as well. under pressure to explain his leadership, records were forced to show 26 meeting
trying to defuse the phone hacking uproar in his corporate emprie, on both si >>> media leader, ruprert murdoch is giving an apology seen around the world. >> reporter: an apology to a nation, major british newspapers today carrying full- page advertisements for the company news international. embroiled in police hacking and it says we are sorry for the serious wrong doing that occurred. tomorrow, promising next steps including help from two doucets expect lawyers to "put...
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might he be the one in. >> for james murdoch? >> yes. >> i think james has clearly more attention to the details and the facts of this case, but he's been inalterably damaged by this scandal because he was the ceo of europe and asia when the largest elements of what you might call the cover-up of this case occurred, and he was seen as sort of the person who let this spiral out of control. whether or not he knew exactly what was happening, he was responsible for resisting for such a long time that anyone truly addressed this scandal. >> it seems like individual and institutional investors are comfortable with see rupert murdoch stay in this prime position, so should he not stay there? >> well, i think that the stock is still down over a two-year period, even though it came up a bit yesterday. >> but within the recent period, it's staying pretty consistent despite what has happened? >> i think we'll see what the judgment is overall when the facts have come out about this. you notice, i think investors, if they deem him fit and prop
might he be the one in. >> for james murdoch? >> yes. >> i think james has clearly more attention to the details and the facts of this case, but he's been inalterably damaged by this scandal because he was the ceo of europe and asia when the largest elements of what you might call the cover-up of this case occurred, and he was seen as sort of the person who let this spiral out of control. whether or not he knew exactly what was happening, he was responsible for resisting for...
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rupert murdoch's top aide has been released from custody after her arrest. one of britain's top cops also resigned. abc's jeffrey kofman reports from london. >> reporter: the scandal that shuttered one of britain's oldest newspapers is nothing less than an earthquake. shaking this country to the core. the casualties just keep mounting. the latest? the head of scotland yard. sir paul stevenson resigned. he insisted he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate widespread alleged criminal acts by murdoch's journalists. nor the alleged bribery of police officers by reporters. >> i had no knowledge of the extent of this disgraceful practice. or indeed to the extent of it. and the repugnant nature of the selection of victims that is now emerging. >> reporter: and there is more. rebekah brooks, just days ago she was at the apex of power running rupert murdoch's british operations. it is said he considered her his other daughter. on friday, she resigned from the company. she was arrested. the tenth arrest since this scandal erupted two weeks ago. broo
rupert murdoch's top aide has been released from custody after her arrest. one of britain's top cops also resigned. abc's jeffrey kofman reports from london. >> reporter: the scandal that shuttered one of britain's oldest newspapers is nothing less than an earthquake. shaking this country to the core. the casualties just keep mounting. the latest? the head of scotland yard. sir paul stevenson resigned. he insisted he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate widespread...
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>> james murdoch has got to be the focus right now. because of course rebecca brooks and les hinton both having been gone, james murder okay runs news international. he has the number three position at the company, essentially, after chase carey, an executive who's not part of the family. that is the key question at this point. it's got to be, lester, whether or not he can hang on to that position. >> now to the question of whether this moves across this side of the pond. as we noted, news corp. controls "wall street journal," fox, a number of brand names. they have a lot of viewers and readers in this country. are any of them in jeopardy at least to be tarnished by this? >> there may be perhaps some tarnish that -- that goes on at this point. but the key question is, when you have the fbi at least being asked by certain members of congress to investigate, at this point, of course, they haven't issued any subpoenas. it's not clear that they will. nonetheless, lester, when you get to a point where the fbi might in fact do that and inves
>> james murdoch has got to be the focus right now. because of course rebecca brooks and les hinton both having been gone, james murder okay runs news international. he has the number three position at the company, essentially, after chase carey, an executive who's not part of the family. that is the key question at this point. it's got to be, lester, whether or not he can hang on to that position. >> now to the question of whether this moves across this side of the pond. as we...
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this week, owner rupert murdoch shut down the paper. the paper's former royal correspondent was arrested yesterday. >>> britain's newest royal couple will spend their first full day in california. prince william and his new wife kate arrived yesterday. they will attend a star-studded event in l.a. tonight. there's the famous soccer star, right? david beckham. the british academy of film and arts dinner, prince william is the president of bafta, nicole kidman, jennifer lopez and tom hanks are expected to be there. a day for the royal couple even before the black tie event. part will be spent fueling the prince's passion playing polo. cnn's max foster has more. >> reporter: during the tour of can dashgs the royal couple showed their competitive sides. in dragon boats and in street hockey shoot-outs. william may need some more practice with that hockey stick, but in california, he'll be in more familiar territory with a sport he knows and loves. polo. william grew up playing polo. he's been around it. he was watching it from before he coul
this week, owner rupert murdoch shut down the paper. the paper's former royal correspondent was arrested yesterday. >>> britain's newest royal couple will spend their first full day in california. prince william and his new wife kate arrived yesterday. they will attend a star-studded event in l.a. tonight. there's the famous soccer star, right? david beckham. the british academy of film and arts dinner, prince william is the president of bafta, nicole kidman, jennifer lopez and tom...
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murdoch does not normally do apologies. but not everyone's convinced. >> although, he expressed his regret of what's happened previously, this is, i think by any standards, pretty false. >> reporter: true or false, it's seen as damage control, which has also claimed his two closest lieutenants. rebekah brooks, head of his british newspaper business. and les hinton, head of the dow jones company, and murdoch's right-hand man in the u.s. worked in london at the time of the phone hacking. on tuesday, murdoch and his son, james, will be hauled in front of the cameras for a rare and public questioning by the parliament committee. and across the pond, the fbi is investigating reports that murdoch journalists tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >> what they aught to be concerned about whether or not the american public gets engaged. if that ever happens, yeah. you really should d art writing newscorp's obituaries. >> reporter: as the scandal continues to grow, so do the stakes. this isn't just about the behavior of rupert mu
murdoch does not normally do apologies. but not everyone's convinced. >> although, he expressed his regret of what's happened previously, this is, i think by any standards, pretty false. >> reporter: true or false, it's seen as damage control, which has also claimed his two closest lieutenants. rebekah brooks, head of his british newspaper business. and les hinton, head of the dow jones company, and murdoch's right-hand man in the u.s. worked in london at the time of the phone...
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in 2007, an internal investigation at rupert murdoch's u.k. company is reported to have found clear evidence of illegal activity. but managers didn't take their findings to the police. instead, phone hacking victims who sued were paid to settle out of court. murdoch's son, james, now a director of the new york-based news corporation, authorized one payment for what's said to have been more than a million dollars. >> i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete investigation, and that's a matter of real regret for me personally. >> reporter: now that has damaged rupert murdoch's business, he's already lost his most profitable newspaper here in the u.k., "the news of the world," and now an ambitious $12 billion attempt to expand into the satellite television business has been delayed for months, maybe it will be blocked all together. shareholders are not happy. the share price of newscorp was down today in new york by 7.5%. scott? >> pelley: thanks, liz. in syria today, supporters of the assad dictatorship attacked the u.s. an
in 2007, an internal investigation at rupert murdoch's u.k. company is reported to have found clear evidence of illegal activity. but managers didn't take their findings to the police. instead, phone hacking victims who sued were paid to settle out of court. murdoch's son, james, now a director of the new york-based news corporation, authorized one payment for what's said to have been more than a million dollars. >> i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete...
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owner rupert murdoch is headed to london to deal with this crisis. he's closing the paper after reports that journalists were hacking voice mails of murder and terror victims. cnn's dan rivers has been follow this story from london now. and dan, i guess we're wondering, we have a lot of questions, but will this have an impact on the rest of murdoch's empire? >> reporter: well, that is the sort of, you know, billion dollar question for rupert murdoch. that's probably why he's flying over here tomorrow to have a series of meetings. we've just been speaking to some staffers who are working on the last edition. they came out and had a few words with us. let's just have a quick listen to what they were saying. >> we're all extremely emotional. but every single one of us working up there stays very proud that we're working for the "news of the world." we're very proud of our colleagues, we're very proud of our editor, and we go out with our heads held up high. >> reporter: >> they were stressing, really, that many of the people working there had nothing to
owner rupert murdoch is headed to london to deal with this crisis. he's closing the paper after reports that journalists were hacking voice mails of murder and terror victims. cnn's dan rivers has been follow this story from london now. and dan, i guess we're wondering, we have a lot of questions, but will this have an impact on the rest of murdoch's empire? >> reporter: well, that is the sort of, you know, billion dollar question for rupert murdoch. that's probably why he's flying over...
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now, this evening, its owner, the media baron, rupert murdoch, is rushing from the u.s. to london, to protect his media empire. and jeffrey kofman is in london tonight. jeffrey? >> reporter: good evening, david. behind me, the editors and the reporters who put together "the news of the world." the final edition of the paper has gone to bed after 168 years. the end came so quickly. it's the end of the run and the end of the world. "the news of the world." no one here saw it coming. the 270 staff that will be losing their jobs tomorrow, shell-shocked. >> i'm so proud of my colleagues who have continued this week in absolutely trying and personally and professionally difficult circumstances in such a professional manner. >> reporter: they may be professionals. but this week, we learned that some of the reporters and editors who occupied this office just a few years ago, were habitual criminals. illegally hacking thousands of cell phones, in search of juicy tidbits for sensational stories. and bribing police for scoops. tonight, the owner of "the news of the world, media bar
now, this evening, its owner, the media baron, rupert murdoch, is rushing from the u.s. to london, to protect his media empire. and jeffrey kofman is in london tonight. jeffrey? >> reporter: good evening, david. behind me, the editors and the reporters who put together "the news of the world." the final edition of the paper has gone to bed after 168 years. the end came so quickly. it's the end of the run and the end of the world. "the news of the world." no one here...
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, news corp because they have felt so long they had to deal with murdoch. this is an interesting dynamic, and do you believe that we are seeing the tip of the iceberg here? >> i do. because just anecdotally commonsensically, that it could be one reporter or one investigator or one newspaper. one thing i love to go to the uk about is 7 to 10 dailies in london alone and if you think we relish a free press here in the united states, look at how many they keep afloat, and salaciousness is what keeps fleet street going, and if this is how they have been doing it, the industry deserves a big tumble, and murdoch included. >> michael smerconish in on this hot topic that is not going away. >>> and the suspect accused of the gruesome murder of an-year-old boy makes the first appearance in court, and we are now hearing the details from the chilling confession this man gave to police. >>> plus, secretly revealing the identity of an analyst who helped track down osama bin laden, has been exposed despite attempts to keep him anonymous, and now some are warning of deadly
, news corp because they have felt so long they had to deal with murdoch. this is an interesting dynamic, and do you believe that we are seeing the tip of the iceberg here? >> i do. because just anecdotally commonsensically, that it could be one reporter or one investigator or one newspaper. one thing i love to go to the uk about is 7 to 10 dailies in london alone and if you think we relish a free press here in the united states, look at how many they keep afloat, and salaciousness is...
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and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert murdoch and james murdoch trying to force them to turn up on tuesday. they can't really do much about the fact that they don't want to come. both of those individuals are american. therefore, they have no real power to compel them to turn up. it is a real escalation in this. the fact that they dispatched, as they say, the sergeant at arms, deputy sergeant at arms, which is the security apparatus of the house of commons. to go and deliver this summons to the murdoches saying look, you have to come and you must come and explain yourself before this committee. it is -- pretty sensational turn of ev
and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert...
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the question is, is that enough to save face for rupert murdoch? >>> also, a showbiz shock they are morning. superstar jennifer lopez and her husband of seven years, marc anthony, are calling it quits. what's behind the breakup of what looked like one of hollywood's happiest couples? we'll have the latest on that. >> third marriage for her, and they did seem pretty happy singing those duets together. >> beautiful twins. >> yeah, too bad. >>> also coming up, we all know the workplace can be a jungle, but t re's a question for you. how is your boss like a baboon? i'm sure you can think of a few ways, but there is this morning a new study, actual science that says baboons can give us an insight into why being the boss may not be so great. >> it's stressful at the top, dan. >> it is. >>> but we do begin with that dangerous heat wave that is burnining the country today. take a look at this map. there are going to be record temperatures all the way from texas to the northern plains and it is going to last all week. in chicago they've already started goin
the question is, is that enough to save face for rupert murdoch? >>> also, a showbiz shock they are morning. superstar jennifer lopez and her husband of seven years, marc anthony, are calling it quits. what's behind the breakup of what looked like one of hollywood's happiest couples? we'll have the latest on that. >> third marriage for her, and they did seem pretty happy singing those duets together. >> beautiful twins. >> yeah, too bad. >>> also coming up,...
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now, because rupert murdoch and james murdoch have u.s. citizenship, i don't think they can be forced to come along, but it's going to be pretty embarrassing if they don't turn up with all these allegations swirling around. >> sure. do we know if either one of these murdochs could face criminal charges here? >> reporter: well, at the moment i don't think there is any evidence that could result in criminal charges for them. some -- one reporter for "news of the world" already served four months in prison as has a private detective working for "news of the world. others working for them have been arrested. a former editor, not formally indicted yet or put to trial. i think we're a long way yet from the trail of evidence leading all the way up to james murdoch, and james murdoch is maintaining he knew nothing about this at all. >> okay. >> reporter: the police have a long way to go, i think, if that's the direction they're going. >> we know the family of milly dowler, the voicemail hacked by newscorp, "news of the world." her family is meetin
now, because rupert murdoch and james murdoch have u.s. citizenship, i don't think they can be forced to come along, but it's going to be pretty embarrassing if they don't turn up with all these allegations swirling around. >> sure. do we know if either one of these murdochs could face criminal charges here? >> reporter: well, at the moment i don't think there is any evidence that could result in criminal charges for them. some -- one reporter for "news of the world"...
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. >> reporter: rebekah brooks was rupert murdoch's prodigy. sunday she went to scotland ya to answer about the phone hacking scandal that occurred when she was editor of news of the world. all along, she's maintained that she's known nothing about the illegal activities about her reporters. >> there's no way that a reporter can come in with a salacious, page one stories that the news of the world was running without an editor saying, how did you get that story? who was your source. >> reporter: later in the day, another bombshell, the head of the scotland yard resigning. sir paul stephenson said that he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate of murdoch's journalists. >> i have no knowledge of the extent of this disgraceful practice. >> reporter: tuesday, rupert murdoch and his son james are scheduled to appear in front of the british house of commons. it remains to be seen if rupert murdoch can continue to lead his company or even keep it together. todd ant, abc news. >>> now for this morning's weather from around the nation.
. >> reporter: rebekah brooks was rupert murdoch's prodigy. sunday she went to scotland ya to answer about the phone hacking scandal that occurred when she was editor of news of the world. all along, she's maintained that she's known nothing about the illegal activities about her reporters. >> there's no way that a reporter can come in with a salacious, page one stories that the news of the world was running without an editor saying, how did you get that story? who was your source....
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murdoch's son and heir apparent, james murdoch, went on the bbc to try to limit the damage. take a look. >> i feel regret. clearly, the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. >> americans are no strangers to the dark side of tabloid culture. of course, just take a look at some of the coverage in the casey anthony case, for example. but in great britain, this reaches a whole other level. in a moment, i'll be talking about all of this with a couple of keen observers. but first, a look at some of the other stories i'll be drilling down on tonight. >>> obama under fire. they say he's too quick to cave, and that's the democrats talking. >> do not consider social security a piggy bank for giving tax cuts to the wealthiest people in our country. >>> and the last shuttle flight, as it roars into space, it leaves behind one small american town and a love affair 30 years in the making. >>> then, he's conducted over 40,000 interview interviews, on first-name
murdoch's son and heir apparent, james murdoch, went on the bbc to try to limit the damage. take a look. >> i feel regret. clearly, the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. >> americans are no strangers to the dark side of tabloid culture. of course, just take a look at some of the coverage in the casey anthony case, for example. but in great britain,...
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who dined with murdoch. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdoch may lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b sky b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain have considered to be a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country, including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by murdoch companies. his holdings stretch around the world. in the u.s. he owns two of the most influential newspapers. book publishing. avatar, his. 20th century fox. fox news. and yes, fox tv. owner of "the simpsons." >> i own 60% of that, nitwit! >> all right, break it up, boys. >> i suppose you don't like tabloid newspapers either. >> reporter: news corporation, the company he controls, is headquartered in new york. his challenge now is to keep the taint that's poisoned his british holdings from infecting his holdings around the world. jeffrey kofman, abc ne
who dined with murdoch. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdoch may lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b sky b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain have considered to be a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country, including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by murdoch companies. his...